Steve-O has said that his drug taking was "out of control" prior to entering rehab in 2008.

The Jackass 3D star told PopEater that his behaviour had reached a critical point before his colleagues forced him to seek treatment.

Steve-O explained: "I had been spinning out of control for some time. There was a lot of really dark stuff going on.

"I was out of control. People were starting to say I was going to be dead soon, and they were probably right."

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Speaking about the intervention led by friends from the stunt franchise, Steve-O said: "I had Johnny Knoxville come with most of the crew of Jackass and they came to my apartment and forced me into a psych ward.

"It wasn't the style where the addict has a choice about whether or not to go. They locked me up in a psych ward, and while I was in there it kind of dawned on me that it was time to do something."

He added: "It's funny; it's kind of a joke that writes itself, you know you have a drug problem when Johnny Knoxville does an intervention on you."